Antananarivo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$241
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
13
65
😀 Quality of life
41
74
🏙️ Population
1.28M
12.7M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 24% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7948th and 6776th ($604 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Madagascar and China, respectively. Check Madagascar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7675th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Suzhou

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Antananarivo Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$20341

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$533
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$1603
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$1196
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$1615
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$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
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$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635